by Alexander Posey (1873 - 1908)
To a Common Flower
Language: English
Thy waxen blooms of yesterday Today all wither and decay. But, oh, so sweet a life is thine! Never knowing ill words spoken, Sorrow of a heart that's broken, So full of days unlike to mine.
Confirmed with The Poems of Alexander Lawrence Posey, collected and arranged by Mrs. Minnie H. Posey, Topeka, Kansas, 1910.
Text Authorship:
- by Alexander Posey (1873 - 1908), "To a Common Flower" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by David Knaggs , "To a Common Flower", 2006 [ soprano and piano ], from Six songs for voice and piano, poetry by Alexander Posey (1873-1908), no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
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